Better Late Than Never!

Well, I'm a little late on this blog, but here it goes!  So last week was number 3!  Can I get a Woot Woot?  Counts were very low, but for the most part, everything went well...until Thursday.  I woke up, did some laundry, did some dishes, then didn't make it off the couch the rest of the day.  Thank goodness my Dr. tried to be proactive with all the nausea medicine, because it sure came in handy!  I would hate to think of the condition I WOULD have been in had I not had it!  So Thursday and Friday were pretty bad, but thankfully those were (and have been) the only days I've felt, well, like poop.  Well, Saturday was not great, but for a different reason.  I think the time has come for me to say adios to my hair.  :( Not bald yet, however, Saturday morning was quite a shocker when I took a shower.  So we called Cara (at Halo Salon-give her a call for all your hair needs!) and she met us to do the 'chop off'.  This is my stage 2 out of 3 haircuts.  Stage 3 will probably be all gone.  This turned out to be a pretty good system though.  It really is less traumatic to see your hair come out if it is shorter.  At least for me!  I think I got all my tears about it out on Saturday though.  I'm so thankful to have such a great support system.  Funny story-I called my mom to tell her that I was going to get my hair cut and since I was upset, she got upset.  So when she got off the phone, still crying, her friends called.  They said 'We'll come get you and take you with us to cheer you up!  We're going to Hot Springs'.  Well, they get out here and come to find out, they are going to a FUNERAL!  Nice cheer up huh?  So...on the way, they see an estate sale, and for those of you who know momma Wanda, her car is trained to turn at garage sales and estate sales.  So they stop, low and behold..it is a sale..in an apartment..for a little old lady...who had just passed away.  I'm just glad they didn't try to cheer ME up!


Well, I meant to get this note posted yesterday before my Dr appointment, but no such luck.  I'll just include that appointment too!  2 Birds..1 Stone.  Counts are back up a little, not near normal though.   She did tell me that if it was any other type of cancer we would halt treatments, but since it's Hodgkins, we are pushing on through.  Next week will be (hopefully final) number four.  Then we have to schedule another PET scan to see where to go from there.  Could be more chemo, could be radiation, we shall seeeee!!

Until then...I'm going to keep my soon-to-be bald head up and keep on keepin on.
Hope everyone has a WONDERFUL week.  By the way, has anyone seen Spring?

Two Down, Two to Go, hopefully.

Well Monday was my second treatment and went, well, pretty much exactly like the first.  I did however find out that my blood counts were pretty low so my Dr. wants me to take extra precautions to not get sick.  This does involve me wearing a surgical mask when I'm in crowds, so...if you see me in WalMart or Target, I didn't just get a medical degree, it's dr's orders.  For now though, I'm just going to try to stay away from crowds period.

As of right now, I still have hair!  yay!  They said day 10-14, and we are on day 17 I think, so I may just be running behind.  I would love to think that this is a sign I will be one of the lucky ones who don't lose it, but I have to be prepared for reality.  I told Zach last night that I noticed my head hurting a little, but I can't tell if it is just me being paranoid about it or I actually am having little pains.  Either way, I have my hats and scarves on stand by.

On Tuesday, we laid my grandmother, Mary Hay, to rest.  The funeral was beautiful and I know she is in smiling down on us now.  I know how ready she was to see her brother and all of her sisters, especially my Aunt Margie and of course, my Poppa.  She will be greatly missed, but we all know she is in heaven.

I'm noticing my notes are getting shorter as I go along.  I know some of you are probably glad! The only reason is because my weeks are pretty boring (thank goodness) now that treatment has started.  Especially the week of treatment, I pretty much sleep it away!  Hopefully next week my counts will be back up and I can get out and do something!

Short and Sweet.

Hoping for a normal week. Went in for a checkup this morning, blood work and all.  Everything looks good.  My white blood cell count is a little low, but not bad low,and expected. So I just have to stay away from crowds and sick people.  Shouldn't be too hard.  I'm getting my hair cut tomorrow.  Still not sure if I am going to lose it, but I am planning on it.  The plan is to cut it shorter, that way when it happens, maybe it won't be so traumatic.  Humphh.  So much for long hair.
On a non cancer note...I did feel the earthquake last night.  However Zach didn't. Weird.

Hopefully this will be a good feeling week. Even though I wasn't sick last week, I pretty much slept through it.  This week should be back to the norm.  Then we start all over next Monday!